Castle High School Color Guard will compete in Winter Guard International World Championships April 11-12.

ERIN MCCRACKEN / COURIER & PRESS Members of the Castle High School Color Guard practice their routine to the song “Every Breathe You Take” as they rehearse for their state championships and Winter Guard International Worlds competition on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Castle High School. The team which is made up of 12 freshman and 8 upper clansman placed First in the Indiana High School Color Guard Association’s State competition on March 23 and is ranked in seventh in this weekend’s World Championship in Dayton, Ohio.

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ERIN MCCRACKEN / COURIER & PRESS Ashley Bledsoe, a junior on the Castle High School Color Guard Team, waits to catch her saber as she practices her routine with her team on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Castle High School. The group of 20 girls practice at least 20 hours a week as well as have a class period which they work on their routine and skills.$RETURN$$RETURN$

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ERIN MCCRACKEN / COURIER & PRESS Madi Mattingly, facing front, and Emily Goss, facing back, freshman members of the Castle High School Color Guard practice their routine to the song "Every Breathe You Take" as they rehearse for their state championships and Winter Guard International Worlds competition on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Castle High School.$RETURN$$RETURN$

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ERIN MCCRACKEN / COURIER & PRESS Claire Kincaid and Paige Howard, members of the Castle High School Color Guard, practice their routine to the song "Every Breathe You Take" as they rehearse for their state championships and Winter Guard International Worlds competition on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Castle High School.

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ERIN MCCRACKEN / COURIER & PRESS Madi Mattingly twirls her flag as she practices her routine with her team on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Castle High School. Mattingly is one of 12 freshman that make up the 20 member team, that is ranked 7th going into this weekend’s World Championships.